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Data Points: Gender Gap in the 2008 Election; There was a 7-point gender gap between men and women who voted for the winning candidate.(Brief article)

Article from: U.S. News & World Report Article date: November 06, 2008

--56%: Women who voted for Barack Obama

--43%: Women who voted for John McCain

--49%: Men who voted for Obama

--48%: Men who voted for McCain

--51%: Women who voted for John Kerry in 2004

--48%: Women who voted for George W. Bush in 2004

Source: Women's Vote Watch (http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/press_room/news/documents/PressRelease_11-05-08_womensvote.pdf)

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McCain Can't Quite Say How Many Houses He Owns

Posted Aug 21, 08 12:40 PM CDT in Politics 

McCain Can't Quite Say How Many Houses He Owns
Source: AP Photo

(Newser) – John McCain isn’t quite sure how many houses he owns, Politico reports. The presumptive Republican nominee responded to the question in yesterday’s interview with “I think—I’ll have my staff get to you.” He and wife Cindy are estimated to own between four and seven properties. Barack Obama’s campaign was swift to capitalize, producing an ad today capped by a shot of the White House and the narration “Here's ONE house America can't afford to let John McCain move into.”

In the same interview, McCain, 71, definitively stated that he would not pledge to serve only one term if elected. “I’m not considering it,” McCain said of the one-and-done pledge, which some insiders said might calm concerns about his age.

Sources: Politico, Politico

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